DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
As the name suggests, involves describing something. It is an easy
composition writing exercise in the writing section in which we have to
give a description or elaborate details of a person or object or event or
place. One can employ imagery, details of appearance, other innate
qualities, etc. to make the paragraph interesting. Students will be required
to describe a person or event or situation based on visual or verbal
clues given in the question. Descriptive writing requires beautiful vocabulary
and the author’s ability to create an image of the person, place, object
or event described in the reader’s mind.
1. Description of a person
a) First impression
b) Appearance (height, build, facial features, hair)
c) Personality (kind, charming) Keep it rather positive.
d) Mannerisms (greets people enthusiastically, loves to help others)
e) Hobbies (gardening, cooking, singing, painting)
f) Career (line of work, attitude towards their job i.e. whether they
love their job)
g) Where and when the writer was introduced to the person
2. Description of a place or event
a) Name of event
b) Nature and aim of the event
c) Place of event
d) Time and duration of event
e) Writer’s and other people’s experience
f) Aftermath (what happened after the event ended)
g) People involved
3. Description of an object
a) nature of situation
b) Writer’s and other people’s experiences
c) Outcome of situation (aftermath)
d) Time, duration and place of situation
e) People involved
FORMAT
1. Introduction (Interestingly introduce your topic so that the reader will
become interested in reading the rest of your paragraph.)
2. Body (Dwell on the topic more by giving elaborate details.)
3. Conclusion (give an overall statement that ends your writing piece
perfectly. Do not be abrupt in the ending.)
EXAMPLES
A) Describe your mother in 100-120 words.
Ans. My mother’s name is Sohini Chugh. She is 46 years old. She is a
plump, fair-complexioned woman with hazel eyes and blonde hair colour. I
inherited my eye colour from her. Her height is 160 cm and her weight
is 84 kg. She is kind, hard-working, strict and possesses a great sense
of humour. She enjoys cooking, teaching and reading. Her favourite
genres are comedy and detective novels. She is a teacher who teaches
the subject mathematics to classes 6th to 8th at Sunshine High School,
where I study as well. The students find her to be a strict teacher. My
mother likes helping her students and guiding them but does not tolerate
disorderliness and bad mannerisms.
B) You were giving an exam when the invigilator caught two of your
classmates cheating. Describe the situation in 100-120 words.
Ans. On September 14th, I had my Physics exam, the subject the
majority of us are scared of. Nevertheless, my classmates and I sat
down to give our best. Cheating is performed expertly by my classmates.
However, this time the invigilator was a harsh and sharp teacher.
Everyone knew not to cheat, but of course, two students were willing to
take the risk. They were caught. Their papers were seized and they were
ordered to get up and move to the Principal’s room for further action.
Upon hearing this, one of them got a panic attack. The invigilator called
another invigilator, then the class teacher. Soon, it was chaos. Everyone
was distracted by the situation.
C) Describe your best friend in 100-120 words.
Ans. My best friend’s name is Meena Goel. She is the same age as
me. She has been studying in the same school, class and section as
me for five years. We are in 9th class now. She is 5 foot 4 inches tall
and weighs about 55 kg. She is skinny and has a fair complexion. Her
hair is wavy and brown in colour. She has dark brown eyes. She has a
mischievous smile. She talks a lot and is frequently scolded for the
same. However, despite that, she is good at keeping secrets. She is an
extrovert. She likes indulging in parties and travelling. She loves watching
Hollywood movies. I am grateful to have her as my best friend.
